The negotiations for the hostage deal: An Egyptian source told the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat that the Egyptian proposal for an agreement with Hamas, presented to representatives of the terrorist organization, includes the release of about eight hostages in exchange for a ceasefire in fighting that will last "between 40 and 70 days.".
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According to the report, the proposal was formulated in an attempt to bridge the positions of the parties: Hamas initially demanded the release of only two live hostages in exchange for a 50-day truce, while Israel demanded the release of half of the hostages.
According to the Egyptian proposal, the eight hostages will not be released all at once, but one hostage will be released each day for about a week - until all the hostages whose release was agreed upon are released.
According to the Qatari newspaper Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, a delegation of Hamas officials is expected to arrive in Cairo in the coming hours to meet with Egyptian officials and discuss the proposal with them.
The Egyptian proposal further stipulates that, in exchange for the release of the hostages, Israel will stop the attacks and allow the entry of aid from the beginning of the agreement. It will also release terrorists in exchange for the hostages.
At the same time, negotiations will be renewed on the implementation of the second and third phases agreed upon in the original deal.
It was reported in Egypt that the Egyptian proposal is also expected to come up in the conversation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump this evening.
Following the Egyptian proposal and against the backdrop of the US President's meeting with the Prime Minister, families of the kidnapped from the 'Tikva Forum' appealed to the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers with a clear demand for the release of all the kidnapped together.
""You have no right to make a selection among the abductees, you have no right to negotiate only about some of the abductees in Gaza. It doesn't make sense that after a year and a half you continue with a trickle of abductees and in the end we will celebrate Seder night this year without our loved one.".
The forum emphasized: "You are tasked with returning all the abductees in one fell swoop and on one bus. There is no other way.""
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